FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-03:09.signal

[Chip Morton]

Some of those networks you came across may have been left insecure 
intentionally.  I know there's a list of Wi-Fi networks that are "open to 
the public" for travelers or commuters (but I don't recall where).  Some 
people even like to advertise.  http://www.warchalking.org/

If I ever take my home wireless, I will probably start out with an insecure 
network.  I just think it would be interesting to see if anybody could 
benefit from it.  Of course, I doubt there are many wireless computer users 
around here, but I think it would be an interesting experience 
nonetheless.  And I'll be sure to chalk up the sidewalks appropriately. ;-)

Besides, as frustrating as it is the get WEP from multiple vendors working 
on a network, I can easily understand the appeal of "open wireless."



At 01:38 PM 8/11/2003, Bill Moran wrote:
>Robert Watson wrote:
>>Fear the world in which WEP is considered a effective deterrant :-).
>
>Fear then.  For that is currently the world we live in!
>
>--
>Bill Moran
>Potential Technologies
>http://www.potentialtech.com
>
>_______________________________________________
>freebsd-chat at freebsd.org mailing list
>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat
>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"